Learn about two Explorer Shell Extensions: One creates File Checksums; the other verifies File Checksums.
A File Checksum Shell Menu Extension
Published 12/27/2006
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Utility to Create a Link (Shortcut)
Published 05/19/2004
"Shortcut" is a utility to create a link of an existing file on the Start Menu or Start->Program Menu or Desktop.
SHFILEOPSTRUCT and the SHFileOperation
Published 05/03/2000
Discusses some of the (poorly documented) issues regarding the use of the SHFileOperation function
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MFC Integration with the Windows Transactional File System (TxF)
Published 04/18/2011
The Transactional File System (TxF), which allows access to an NTFS file system to be conducted in a transacted manner through extensions to the Windows SDK API. MFC 10, has been extended to support TxF and related technologies. This support allows existing MFC applications to be easily extended to support kernel transactions.
Services Made Easy
Published 06/23/2014
Discover how to easily create and add WIN32 Services in .NET. You’ll also discover the Topshelf toolkit.
Working with Configuration Files and Visual Basic
Published 06/20/2014
Learn how to store, modify, and retrieve information from a configuration file in Visual Basic.
Working with State Machines in the .NET Framework
Published 06/18/2014
Arun Karthick introduces you to the state machine model and shows you how to create a simple working state machine sample using the .NET framework in the C# language.
